The Rapid City Council has approved releasing $150,000 for design work on an American Indian powwow grounds.

The council has set aside a total of $812,000 in 2012 money for the project of the nonprofit Alliance of Tribal Tourism Advocates.

The group also is getting $100,000 from state Sen. Stan Adelstein and $125,000 from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Members hope to begin construction on the powwow grounds and art market next year.